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The new year brings another year of birthdays, anniversaries and holidays to celebrate in 2017! The Shrewsbury Middle School is offering parents the opportunity to order script cards on a monthly basis!! Plan ahead and purchase Gift Cards for your everyday needs such as:

Groceries

Clothes

Gas

Gifts

Need a gift card? No running to the store, no more activation fees, just email your order and it will be ready for pick up at Sherwood within a few days. It takes only a few minutes to review the list of available vendors. So many to choose from for a birthday, anniversary or a gift card for your special Valentine!! Or stock up on Stop & Shop gift cards to pay for groceries, gas, clothes, movie tickets for the family or the kids’ favorite restaurant for February vacation!!

What an easy way to donate to SMS without paying any extra for what you are purchasing. Spread this opportunity to family and friends as well.

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Welcome back! We look forward to a great year with you and your students.

Each year the Shrewsbury Middle School PTO works to support students and staff at Sherwood and Oak by organizing community events such as dances, field day, and staff appreciation, funding enrichment activities for our students, and providing for the purchase of supplies and materials that are not included in the regular school budget. In recent years we have funded many needs at Sherwood and Oak, by sharing the cost of the many field studies and enrichment experiences throughout the grades such as:

Grade 5 Museum of Science presentation and trip to Lexington and Concord

Grade 6 Mock Dig experience and visit to Christa MacAuliffe Center at Framingham State University

Grade 7 Heifer Farms field study and Scholastic Magazine subscription

Grade 8 Teamworks field trip and Shakespeare Alive Performance

Materials for both media centers including e-books, online resources and print copies or books and magazines

Funding for the annual Women in Science Conference; funding for other requests made during the year that pertain to enrichment experiences and curriculum materials that benefit large groups of students.

None of this would be possible without you – our parent partners. We are so very grateful for your support.

The annual calendar of fundraisers will be soon be in full swing. Some families look forward to this with great enthusiasm, while others prefer a different way to contribute. Today, with nothing to buy, nothing to dust or sell to the grandparents, you can help. Please consider making a direct donation to the Shrewsbury Middle School PTO – our annual means of obtaining “upfront” donations. These donations go directly to supporting our faculty and students. Donations in this manner are not only tax deductible, but are also eligible for matching gifts by many employers. Please check with your human resources department about the details.

Fundraisers are a necessary part of the school year, as they are the only means for the PTO to have sufficient funds to support our students and faculty. However, the greater the sum of direct donations today, the fewer fundraisers and sales we will need to conduct in the months ahead.

There are many ways to support our PTO and our school. We hope that you will choose a manner that is good fit for your family. Should you wish to make a donation today, we’ve enclosed a pledge card for your convenience. The PTO is a 501(C)(3) non-profit organization and all gifts are tax deductible as allowed by law.

However you choose to contribute, we are sincerely grateful for your support. Thank you so much for all that you do.

2017-2018 Sherwood/Oak Calendar of Events

Monday, August 28th Welcome Back Luncheon

September 11th-25th Chico Bag Fundraiser

October Recycling Fundraiser

October (Date TBD) Potential 7th and 8th grade dance at Oak

Friday, October 27th Sherwood Fall Social

November 1st-15th Magazine Drive

Mid-End November Danielson Wreath Sale

Thursday, December 14th Cookie Swap

Friday, March 2nd Sherwood Neon Dance

Thursday, April 12th Grab and Go Teacher Breakfast

Friday, May 18th Sherwood Spring Social

May (Date TBD) Recycling Fundraiser, textiles only

June (Date TBD) End of the Year Teacher Luncheon

Additional Programs May Include:

Scripps (Ongoing)

Dine Out Nights

Sports Tickets- Celtics, Red Sox, Providence Bruins etc.

Bowling during Early Release days for Sherwood students

Proposed Meeting Dates: October 16th, November 27th, January 8th, February 26th, April 9th, May 21st

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With the new school year fast approaching we would like to introduce ourselves and remind all parents and caregivers that having a student at Sherwood and/or Oak means that you are already a member of our PTO. We understand that schedules are bursting and life is busy. There are opportunities to support the PTO with varying time commitments and we look forward to making it easy to participate throughout the year. The current board for the 2015-2016 school year is listed below. We welcome your thoughts and feedback via email anytime!

We are currently looking for parents to shadow the current board to learn about the different roles and prepare for a transition to a new board at the end of the school year. If you would like more information please contact Beth Casavant bethcasavant@gmail.com.

Please join us for our meetings to learn more about upcoming events and fundraisers, understand how funds are being used at Sherwood and Oak, and get an update from Dr. Lizotte and Dr. Jones. Meetings will be held from 7-8pm on the following Mondays in the Oak Middle School Media Center:

Proposed Meeting Dates: October 30th, November 27th, January 8th, February 26th, April 9th, May 21st

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Renew and Purchase Magazine Subscriptions: You may renew subscriptions and purchase new ones all year long by visiting; http://www.gaschoolstore.com to register your student to receive credit for online orders and to see this year’s product offerings. To place an order Click on the “Supporters” button. On the next screen, enter school id 2550200 for Oak or school id 2514289 for Sherwood.

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It’s that time of year again to re-register all of your Stop and Shop, Price Chopper and Shaw’s Grocery cards as well as yourTarget Red cards. These are all ways to give to our PTO for FREE!! Everyone and anyone can do it! For more details, please see:https://sherwoodoakpto.wordpress.com/how-to-help/

Upfront Donations
Each year the Shrewsbury Middle School PTO works to support students and staff at Sherwood and Oak in the following ways:
o Grade 5 Museum of Science presentation and trip to Lexington and Concord
o Grade 6 Mock Dig experience and visit to Christa MacAuliffe Center at Framingham State University
o Grade 7 Heifer Farms field study and Scholastic Magazine subscription
o Grade 8 Teamworks field trip and Shakespeare Alive Performance
o Materials for both media centers including e-books, online resources and print copies or books and magazines
o Funding for the annual Women in Science Conference; funding for other requests made during the year that pertain to enrichment experiences and curriculum materials that benefit large groups of students.
Please consider making a direct donation to the Shrewsbury Middle School PTO – our annual means of obtaining “upfront” donations. These donations go directly to supporting our faculty and students. Donations in this manner are not only tax deductible, but are also eligible for matching gifts by many employers. Please check with your human resources department about the details. Upfront donations can be made by check payable to Shrewsbury Middle School PTO and sent into school with your child. Thank you for your generous support.

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Thanks for checking in on the PTO Information is gradually being added throughout the year in regards to our events, fundraising efforts and more here on our new website for both Sherwood and Oak PTO. We also have a domain name, SherwoodOakPTO.org. Clicking there, will get you here.

The PTO here at the Middle schools is for both Sherwood and Oak Middle Schools. Even though the buildings are separate, funds are divided equally between the two schools. Our funding raising Goal for the ENTIRE year is to raise $60,000. We appreciate anything you can do from participating in fundraisers, attending events and of course volunteering your times. Without volunteers NONE of these fundraising efforts could be accomplished.